noun
- a dull blow or knock
Usage: chiefly Scottish and Northern English
verb
- to strike with a dull blow
Usage: chiefly Scottish and Northern English
Examples
- He gave the door a good dunt with his shoulder.
- The ball dunted against the wall and bounced back.
- She heard a dunt from upstairs and went to investigate.
- The car dunted into the fence post.
- There was a loud dunt as the book fell to the floor.
- He dunted his head on the low beam.